Deputies association to host golf tournament

The format is a "scramble" and will begin with a shotgun start, the association said in a release.

The cost is $125 per golfer and includes golf cart, range balls, breakfast burrito and an awards dinner. Silent and live auctions will be held during the event.

Spots are still available to golfers of all levels.

For more information, contact MCSO Sgt. Mike Burns at 831-521-4252 or at burns7875@sbcglobal.net. Learn more at www.mocodba.org.

Monterey County joins Prop. 8 legal debate

On July 12, Monterey County received documents demanding an immediate halt to issuance of same-sex marriage licenses, associated with a stay request filed in the California Supreme Court by the proponents of Proposition 8, which prohibits same-sex marriage.

The stay, which asked that county clerks throughout California be ordered to not issue marriage licenses to same sex couples, was rejected Monday, but the court requested the state to file an opposition brief.

County clerks throughout the state are all respondents in this matter and were directed to file opposition briefs by Monday.

The County Counsel's Association of California coordinated the drafting of an opposition brief addressing the law as it relates to county clerks, saying essentially that the state has responsibility for the uniform system of issuing licenses and provides direction to the county clerks for implementation.

Twenty county clerks have agreed to sign the coordinated opposition brief, other clerks will be filing individual briefs.

County Counsel Charles McKee signed the brief on behalf of Monterey County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Steve Vagnini and the other 19 clerks in the coordinated effort.